PepsiCo released a new “fat-blocking” soda called “Pepsi Special” in Japan on Tuesday that contains the dietary fiber dextrin, which Pepsi's Japan distributor claims will reduce the amount of fat absorbed by the body.

Democrat Brian Banks, an eight-time convicted felon with a rap sheet spanning several years, on Tuesday handily defeated his Republican opponent in the race to represent Michigan's first district as a state representative, taking 68 percent of the vote.

Hurricane Sandy left over 50 Americans dead and millions without power. Severe flooding and uprooted trees caused major traffic accidents and public transportation delays. Some cities, like New York City, still have no working subway system. Homes were destroyed, fires started and people trapped.

Jefferson County, Colo. Democrats have revoked 66-year-old Estelle Carson's 2012 “Democrat of the Year” award, following her conviction on Thursday for stealing from a 71-year-old woman who suffers from both partial blindness and cerebral palsy.

Two damaged fire department vehicles, salvaged from the rubble after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York, were transported Wednesday morning from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York to the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia.

The Fund for American Studies released a short educational film aimed at young adults on Oct. 17, titled “It’s a Wonderful Life! (with capitalism)," to show what a world without capitalism would look like.

Republican voter and retired union carpenter Richard Justman caused a stir Monday morning after he and a team of Republicans and independents showed up outside Franklin County, Ohio's early-voting center with a van, a truck and several tables decked out in pro-Romney signs.

A project of conservative organization American Majority Action (AMA) posted a video Thursday that attacks President Barack Obama for supposedly failing to follow through with his promises of hope, change and jobs. The video is set to the song “Forever Young” by Jay-Z, an Obama supporter.